Why no hype for Silent Hill Downpour?

I love a good horror game, and I know Silent Hill Homecoming wasn't greatly recieved here. But I found it to be a decent horror game. It wasn't great but it got the job done. I'm hoping Silent Hill Downpour can change that and fix it's mistakes. So why ins't anyone talking about it?

Come on guys, have faith!

Come on guys, have faith!

randomguy15

Ironically i'm much more interested in the HD collection, never played 2 and 3 is one of my favorite horror games, that's the main reason Downpour is not on my radar.

most horror games suck pretty bad. But i really liked shatterd memories.

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Come on guys, have faith!

madsnakehhh

Ironically i'm much more interested in the HD collection, never played 2 and 3 is one of my favorite horror games, that's the main reason Downpour is not on my radar.

There hasn't been a good Silent Hill game in years. Plus the developer is unproven and the game doesn't look too hot in videos.

I'll probably play it eventually, but my expectations for the title are rather low.

Slashkice

I kinda disagree. Shattered memories was very good imo. There was 1 problem in my eyes but it didint kill the game to me. Also it could be much worse. I mean say what you want about SH games after 3 but at leastmost try to keep the tone and feel of the series. Its not like RE which just threw everything out the window. With tons of running parasites with gunsand bright sunny areas and zero atmosphere.

I'm going to go on a limb and say it gets AA.

It's still another outsourced SH game.

They haven't shown us much. The game's coming out in under two months and we barely know a thing about it.

Because the last amazing Silent Hill game was Silent Hill 3.

Shattered Memories was decent though.

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It could be an interesting game even if it wont be as good as the other games in the series. There's always renting it if you don't want to buy it.

i think any horror game with a combat system makes it unscary. if you cant fight back and you have to run or hide to live that is much more scary.

i think any horror game with a combat system makes it unscary. if you cant fight back and you have to run or hide to live that is much more scary.

dontshackzmii

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I kinda disagree. Shattered memories was very good imo. There was 1 problem in my eyes but it didint kill the game to me. Also it could be much worse. I mean say what you want about SH games after 3 but at leastmost try to keep the tone and feel of the series. Its not like RE which just threw everything out the window. With tons of running parasites with gunsand bright sunny areas and zero atmosphere.

Slashkice

Shattered Memories was a good game, but a terrible Silent Hill game - pretty much what you're describing with Resident Evil. SM was an adventure game rather than survival horror.

To be honest all that was missing in my eyes was insted of picked moments of monster that they would just be there. Thats what was kinda anoying and some puzzels. Besides that its nothing liek the RE situation. SHSM still had the tone and atmoshpere and music. You still see some of SH there RE not so much.

I have my eye on it. I have no idea how SH Downpour is gonna turn out.

I have my eye on it. I have no idea how SH Downpour is gonna turn out.

xOMGITSJASONx

I'm not expecting much after homecoming. I'll check the game out eventually though.

i think any horror game with a combat system makes it unscary. if you cant fight back and you have to run or hide to live that is much more scary.

dontshackzmii

Because there hasn't been a good one in like 7 years

I'll jump back in the SH love train again when Team Silent goes back to making it instead of these weak ass western outsourced companies.

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i think any horror game with a combat system makes it unscary. if you cant fight back and you have to run or hide to live that is much more scary.

randomguy15

Clock Tower pulled it off.

I'm in love with homecoming :P. Downpour looks pretty good to me, also getting hd edition.

Well, Homecoming was disappointing to most and it comes down the same day as one of the most hyped games or all time (Spider-Man: Edge of Time), as well as another almost as good game but totally different game (Battlefield 3).

Its just coming out at a bad time. Unless you consider its proximity to Halloween a "good" time, but sales wise its not good.

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To be honest all that was missing in my eyes was insted of picked moments of monster that they would just be there. Thats what was kinda anoying and some puzzels. Besides that its nothing liek the RE situation. SHSM still had the tone and atmoshpere and music. You still see some of SH there RE not so much.

Slashkice

Climax royally screwed up the atmosphere/tone of the game. Silent Hill was no longer menacing or threatening, it was just...sterile. The soundtrack I thought was Yamaoka's worst, which was disappointing as even in Homecoming, or Origins, I still got to enjoy a great OST. The only thing I think the game really did right was the story, though even then the content was rather tame compared to the series' norm.

well I guess we agree to disagree. Cause its clear are views are very different. I feel SM did a great job with jsut a few misteps. I would feel good with another SH in thier hands.

Because we all know that Silent Hill 2 is the best in the series and it would take some sort of miracle for it to be surpassed.

I will play SHDownpour for sure. It looks good from what little I have seen. But no Horror game seems to pull me in nearly as much as Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4.

Some people might not class RE4 as a horror game but I do. Thought it was creepy as ****. The atmosphere is what did it for me. And holy crap... those Regenerators are the most terrifying things I have ever seen in a video game.

because american develperes ruined silent hill franchise

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To be honest all that was missing in my eyes was insted of picked moments of monster that they would just be there. Thats what was kinda anoying and some puzzels. Besides that its nothing liek the RE situation. SHSM still had the tone and atmoshpere and music. You still see some of SH there RE not so much.

finalfantasy94

Climax royally screwed up the atmosphere/tone of the game. Silent Hill was no longer menacing or threatening, it was just...sterile. The soundtrack I thought was Yamaoka's worst, which was disappointing as even in Homecoming, or Origins, I still got to enjoy a great OST. The only thing I think the game really did right was the story, though even then the content was rather tame compared to the series' norm.

well I guess we agree to disagree. Cause its clear are views are very different. I feel SM did a great job with jsut a few misteps. I would feel good with another SH in thier hands.

I too thought Shattered Memories was fantastic. In fact, it's one of the cleverest reimaginings I've ever witnessed in any media.

It's a shame that some Silent Hill purists love to disregard it the moment it's brought up. Fanboys I tell ya! lol

Silent Hill games generally aren't very good. Hopefully this upcoming one is though. I love horror games.KC_Hokie

On the contrary, they range from good to fantastic. None of them have been mediocre.

because american develperes ruined silent hill franchise

resevl4rlz

The screens I've seen of Downpour show Murphy running through a dense forrest with waterfalls on his way to SH. That's stupid, SH is a crummy little town in the mid-west, there's no reason there should be such a lush forrest right outside of town.

Also, they're brining back the forced running they used in Shattered Memories, which I hate. What little combat we have seen looks terrible by all accounts.

Alas, I will buy the game because the survival horror genre is my favorite, but only after it gets a big price cut and I read all the reviews/flames. Going in with low expectations is my only hope of being pleasantly surprised...

Its like asking why Sonic gets so little hype

There hasn't been a good Silent Hill game in years. Plus the developer is unproven and the game doesn't look too hot in videos.

I'll probably play it eventually, but my expectations for the title are rather low.

Slashkice

Not only that, the composer for the Silent Hill games left Konami, so the sound and music will be drastically different.

The screens I've seen of Downpour show Murphy running through a dense forrest with waterfalls on his way to SH. That's stupid, SH is a crummy little town in the mid-west, there's no reason there should be such a lush forrest right outside of town.

Also, they're brining back the forced running they used in Shattered Memories, which I hate. What little combat we have seen looks terrible by all accounts.

Alas, I will buy the game because the survival horror genre is my favorite, but only after it gets a big price cut and I read all the reviews/flames. Going in with low expectations is my only hope of being pleasantly surprised...

trollop_scat

SH combat has never been one of its glowing points. I also like the run away SM put in. To me it adds the tension of you cant really do much but run for your life. I mean its not a bad idea in a gameplay sense. I mean isint that amnisia game for PC the same way and some say its a wonderful survival horror game. Hell I wish I can play it.

Silent Hill games generally aren't very good. Hopefully this upcoming one is though. I love horror games.KC_Hokie

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because american develperes ruined silent hill franchise

spookykid143

nope silent hill origins and the remake shattered memories